Category Archives: Joshua

Land Still to Be Taken 1 When Joshua had grown old, theLordsaid to him, “You are now very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over. 2 “This is the land that remains: All the regions of the Philistines and Geshurites, 3 from the Shihor River on the east […]

Joshua Installed as Leader 1 After the death of Moses the servant of theLord, theLordsaid to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. 3 […]

Rahab and the Spies 1 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. 2 The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelites have come here […]

Crossing the Jordan 1 Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over. 2 After three days the officers went throughout the camp, 3 giving orders to the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of theLordyour God, […]

1 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, theLordsaid to Joshua, 2 “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, 3 and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from right where the priests are standing, and carry them over with you and put […]

1 Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how theLordhad dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until theyhad crossed over, their hearts melted in fear and they no longer had the courage to face the Israelites. Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal 2 […]

1 Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. 2 Then theLordsaid to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. 3 March around the city once with all the armed men. Do […]

Achan’s Sin 1 But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things; Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri,the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of them. So theLord’s anger burned against Israel. 2 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth Aven to […]

Ai Destroyed 1 Then theLordsaid to Joshua, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. For I have delivered into your hands the king of Ai, his people, his city and his land. 2 You shall do to Ai and its king as […]

The Gibeonite Deception 1 Now when all the kings west of the Jordan heard about these things—the kings in the hill country, in the western foothills, and along the entire coast of the Mediterranean Sea as far as Lebanon (the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites)— 2 they came together to […]